Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

         This is not my normal book. The entire book, was a boy and girl trying (and sometimes failing) to get together. I liked it, it was a fun read. It was well written, witty and full of teenage angst. Who doesn't love that kind of tension.

         But.......Where's the beef? There wasn't really a pull to get me to turn the pages. But I did. Eventually. There is still that little girl in me that wants to see two lovely people get together.

         Anna is sent to Paris her Senior year of high school. Away from friends and even family. (This is like taking the feet of a teenager right from under them as they are accepting the homecoming queen crown.) So of course Anna is devastated.
     
        She meets St. Claire. The boy. The cute, everybody loves boy, in her new school. It starts out as budding friendship. Mixed signals, current girlfriends and heart wrenching realities make this the relationship you can't help but cheer for.
        There weren't any heart pounding, nail biting scenes, which I kind of crave. But like I said, a fun quick read.
        It won't find a place in my bookshelf but I would recommend it if you have a long lay-over.

Overall I'd give it a dog ear. Good enough to mark your spot, but definitely can put it down to make dinner.

Oh crap- dinner.

An Insane but Exciting Goal

I don’t know why. I really don’t, but for some reason I have this desire to read every book in the teen section of my library. Every book, from the A’s to the Z’s. Whether or not it interests me, I am going to check it out and at least give the book 100 pages to grab me. I may or may not go in order. We will see.  Of course for organizational purposes, it makes sense to start in A and go from there, but a lot of the things I do, do not make sense. So why start now. 

Maybe it is because I am trying to shake up my norm. Or maybe I am looking for the next thought or idea that really stays with me, changes me. Or maybe I’m crazy. Let’s not kid ourselves, I am a little loony. The fam would attest to that.

Now, I love the library. It is one of my favorite places to be. I have been known to get lost in there, staring at the possibilities. New worlds, new people, thrilling plots, spaceships, cowboys, unicorns, (looking at you John Green. Who doesn’t like unicorns? Apparently John Green) superheroes, love stories, heartbreak. I could go on, but you get the idea.

 Books are the deserving heroes of entertainment. Books are better than video games, sorry gamers. I love you all, I do, but inside the pages of a book is where it’s at. So yeah, I’m going to read. A Lot.

My library has a pretty good selection. (You like how I said MY library. It actually belongs to the people of Hancock County, but a girl can dream.) I imagine reading every book from A to Z in their young adult section will take me a couple years. Maybe longer.

 I have three children, who thankfully, read a ton too. But they also, pee on the floor, write on walls, break furniture and need to be fed on occasion, so there’s that. Apparently that’s my job. Clean up pee, scrub walls, repair chairs MacGyver style and feed the little cookie monsters. Oh but the best part, is they need an ocean amount of hugs and kissed. That’s my job too. I get paid in slobbery kisses, and if I didn’t have an unbearable craving for food or if slobbery kisses could buy food, I’d be content cleaning up pee, just for the thank you kiss.

But like I said I am loony. So here is the deal.

 I will at least give a book 100 pages to do its thing. Capture my attention, draw me in, intrigue me…whatever. If I am not inclined to finish the book after those 100 pages, I will tell you why.

When I do finish a book, I’ll review it here. And I do not sugar coat my opinions. I know, it can be a problem, which I am working on but I will not work on it here. If I like a book you’ll know. If I hate a book you’ll know. And if I love a book, I will shout it through the screen and recommend it to everyone I talk to.

And I will take recommendations. If my library has it, I'll read it.

This is going to be fun!!!!